Patterns of molecular evolution in a parthenogenic terrestrial isopod (Trichoniscus pusillus).

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The "paradox of sex" refers to the question of why sexual reproduction is maintained in the wild, despite how costly it is compared to asexual reproduction. Because of these costs, one might expect nature to select for asexual reproduction, yet sex seems to be continually selected for. Multiple hypotheses have been proposed to explain this incongruence, including the niche differentiation hypothesis, the Red...

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